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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1928
Page
5
A Greencastle teen and grandson of a Civil War veteran seeks entry to the Military Academy at West Point after reenlisting in recent service. The notice highlights family ties to military history and the hometown context.
Jacksonville dispatch notes a bitter campaign as 63 Democratic candidates vie for 16 delegation seats to the national convention. Smith’s candidacy dominates discussion though many have not committed. Key race features include Park Trammell vs John W. Martin for US Senate and a crowded bid for the governorship led by Sidney Catts. Ruth Bryan Owen again challenges Rep W J Sears in the Fourth District.
Miss Emma Rose longtime North Potomac street shoe firm partner died in New York and will be buried in Baltimore at Mt Sinai Cemetery. Mi a Hoover widow of John Hoover died at 482 North Mulberry street aged 53 with three sisters and two brothers surviving. Harry Brook Sefton died in Gettysburg. funeral plans pending. Mrs Mary Ellen Faith of Hancock funeral held at St Peters Hancock with Mass by Rev. Reinhart. she leaves husband and five children. Harry K Startzman funeral at 665 Oak Hill Avenue. St Bernard Commandery oversight. many officials attended. condolences from state and local leaders.
Expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and death of wife. Thanks for flowers and use of a corral or corn. Signed by George Semler and their children.
We thank neighbors and friends for kindness during illness and death of our mother Mrs Mary L Weiler Also for the beautiful Bowera and use of cars Adv Her Children
Greencastle June 5 Bruce Byers was arrested by Chief of Police Stephen W. Staley on the charge of assault and battery on his aged mother in law Mrs James Eachus. He was given a hearing before Square Metcalfe who held him under 500 bail for the next term of court. Mr Byers wife was killed about six weeks ago by an automobile driven by Fred E Shilling chief engineer of the Municipal Light Plant of Hagerstown. A coroner s jury decided the accident was unavoidable. The annual meeting of the Men s Bible Class of the Evangelical Lutheran Church was held last evening in the church auditorium. Miss Kathleen Bitner New York City is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs H A Bitner Hostetter Apartments. The Senior class of the Greencastle High School will leave tomorrow morning for a several days sight seeing tour to Washington DC. Miss Mary Zarger and H Watson Davison teachers in the high school will chaperon the party. Two new teachers were added to the faculty of the Greencastle schools at the annual election of the board of directors on Friday evening. They were Miss Mary Gordon daughter of Ross Gordon former county commissioner residing south of Greencastle and Miss Unger of Mercersburg. These teachers will not be assigned to any particular grade but will work under the direction of the principal assisting the other teachers in the various grades. Ross Zimmerman Juniata College Huntington Pa is spending his summer vacation at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs J W Zimmerman South Allison street.
Amelia Earhart and crew postponed takeoff due to strong winds at Newfoundland. Seven tanks of gasoline remained to be poured when fueling was halted. Weather was clear, with plans to fly beyond England unclear. they hoped to fly until fuel exhausted and descend, aiming for a longer Atlantic crossing than predecessors.
Hammond Indiana police say they have cleared four bank robberies across Indiana, Ohio, and Mississippi with the arrest of three men and two women. Several suspects, including Mrs. Wheatley, confessed, tying the group to a Kansas City bank robbery in 1925 that yielded $250,000 and to the Portland Indiana robbery of 1926 for $25,000, plus a Lynn Grove Indiana theft of $1,600 and a St. Henry Ohio heist six weeks prior.
A Pen-Mar delegation appeared before the County Commissioners this morning requesting road repairs in the district.
Hoffman Chevrolet announces record month with 126 new and 119 used cars sold. June outing set for Solomon's Island, July 1 to 5, with sales staff including C. W. Hoffman, C. H. Adams, T. Wilder, L. L. Gerber, and others attending.
In Lewisburg Pennsylvania on June 5 high baseball officials join Bucknell University to dedicate the Christy Mathewson Memorial Gateway at Memorial Stadium. Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis planned to deliver the ceremonial address paying tribute to a towering figure in baseball history.
A Friday jail delivery in Frederick County led to a breakout. Prisoners Raymond Baxter and Leon Hawes fled after Baxter persuaded a guard to help him free others and turn bolts. Baxter and Hawes were later recaptured. other inmates remain at large.
Grain futures edge higher on July and September contracts with modest gains in wheat while corn varies. Figures include July 146 percent, September 148 percent, and December 150 percent for wheat, with corn around 103 to 105 percent.
Captain Charles Kingsford Smith and crew Theodore Ulm Harry Lyon and James Warner arrived in Suva after a sea crossing in the mysterious blue and silver airship. A public holiday was proclaimed in their honor as they plan the next leg to Australia. The Pacific crossing faces dangerous south sea storms and fuel considerations with a 900 gallon gazoil reserve to burn for the long run. The crew remains confident after success on Oakland to Hawaii and Hawaii to Suva legs.
The Security plant will operate a new potash recovery unit linked to its waste heat boiler plant. During WWI the plant mined potash profitably when Chilean and German supplies faltered. Postwar prices fell, but the improved Cottrell process now enables profitable recovery again, with completion and operation planned within a month. Dance tonight at Conomac Park with orchestra. 10 cents per dance.
In Chicago on June 4 an article reports the incorporation of a nonpartisan group named the Forty-second Ward Vot ara' Agagclation, Inc. Its aims include cleaning up the ward, fostering honesty and safety in politics, redeeming the ward from chaos and graft, securing honest elections, and enlisting upright citizens. Incorporators include Fid Loeach, president of the Chicago Crime Commission, and W. R. Kirk, linked to the grand jury inquiry into criminal activity.
A daily Vacation Bible School organized under Williamsport churches will run for 11 days starting Monday. An opening union service Sunday night at the high school auditorium features Rev. Dr. Elderdice of Western Maryland College as speaker. Local pastors oversee sessions in the high school building. hours and features to be announced.
SET NEW RECORD BRUSSELS June 6 Belgian fliers established an endurance record of 60 hours 8 minutes in a nonstop flight. The achievement marks a new high for endurance aviation with a notable duration milestone.
Beginning June 4 to unknown date hours are updated. The library opens weekdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Friday extend to 9 p.m. The Children's Room runs 1 p.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays, with Saturday hours 10 to 12. Mary L. Titcomb serves as librarian.
The Board of County Commissioners set a new tax rate at 1.30 per $100, a one cent reduction from last year’s 1.31, with total levies near 1,000,000. Allocations cover Broadway repairs and a six room addition, school expenses, Indian Springs building, Williamsport repairs, and road costs reduced by no state road levy. The plan includes funding for hospitals, libraries, Orphans Home, and various public services, with state tax changes expected.
Safety Drivers report ed to the Daily Mail lists William Reyer 135036 Paramount Md H M Yingling 137519 Hagers town R C Carbaugh 269715 203 East Franklin street They get tickets to the Maryland Theater Hoover gains votes Kansas City June 5 Hoover gains 11 votes as national committee seats challenged Florida delegation Anno yed Taft Washington June 5 L Fj Vance of Baltimore arrested for an noying Chief Judge Taft.
New York June 5 stocks extended losses at the opening as credit tightening spurred further liquidations. Curtiss Aeroplane shed from 192% to 120% after a rally, while General Motors General Electric American International and International Nickel fell about 3 to 4 points. Early declines also hit Montgomery Ward Sears Roebuck Anaconda Copper Westinghouse Electric and Delaware and Hudson.
Right Rev. William A. Guerry bishop of the South Carolina diocese was shot by Rev. J. H. Woodward of Brunswick Georgia and remained seriously ill in Charleston Hospital. Woodward shot himself after wounding the bishop and died while being treated. Henrietta P. Isay, secretary to the bishop, found the wounded bishop after two shots. Guerry underwent an operation to remove a pistol ball and later showed no ground lost as he rested. A special grand jury was called in Denver to consider indictment of fugitive oil witness Harry M. Blackmer.
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